ശരണമേശുമഹേശ്വര
Śaraṇamēśumahēśwarā
CMSI Ref. Number | MA-MAL-02-DCS-023 |
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Śaraṇamēśumahēśwarā ശരണമേശുമഹേശ്വര |
Language | Malayalam |
Author of text | Thomas Kandathil, C.M.I. |
Composer of melody | Thomas Kandathil, C.M.I. |
Performer(s) | Joseph Palackal, Molly Madathiparambil and Chorus |
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Typesetting by | Sherin Joseph |
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Recordings | DCS-023 Christian Bhajan by Fr. Joseph J. Palackal, CMI (1979) |
Comments | The story of this chant is part of the history of Dharmaram College and my personal story. In the 1970s, Dharmaram College organized an annual light and sound Christmas show for the public. Part of the west wing of the College was redone into a mini theater with about seating for over 50 people. Each year, talented students from the theology faculty got together to create a script. Technically talented students created several scenes connected to the Christmas story. Recorded music matched with the scenes and the script. The show lasted for about thirty minutes. Teachers and students of all religious backgrounds from public and private schools looked forward to the Dharmaram Crib show every year in December. In those days, the name Dharmaram was familiar to the young people in Bengaluru because of the Christmas show. ..... Read More ByDr. Joseph J. Palackal,CMI New York 4 April 2021 |